[Homelander nods. Those are all good points, worthy of consideration, and as far as talk of organization and privacy goes, he thinks they're at a temporary dead end.
Different topic, then.]
Do you believe in the whole conceit of this place? The offer of "redemption"?
[Natasha shoots him a glance, sideways, and a crooked half of a smile. It doesn't entirely reach her eyes. That's not uncommon with her expressions though.]
The short answer is, basically.
[There are too many flaws and inconsistencies for her to believe it. Far too many for her to say anything as conclusive as yes. But basically.]
About as far as I think Thor or Loki are actual gods.
[Which is, again, basically. For practical intends and purposes. Not really, but that the difference it makes from her position is relatively marginal.]
The long answer is no, but it's a useful model to keep in mind. I think the logic of Heaven and Hell and Lucifer and redemption informs whatever is going on here to a degree that it's useful in those situations where we don't have more direct information.
Guess it's better to have a shared vocabulary than to keep wondering if we're stuck in a shared delusion.
[Homelander has had a lot of trouble buying into this whole setup, at first. He still doesn't, really, but it's probably better to play along than run headfirst into a mental breakdown.]
Have you noticed any... loopholes? Flaws in the system?
[Places where the reality of their situation doesn't quite line up with the narrative they're sold.]
That depends on what you mean by flaws. I would say this place isn't exactly a finely tuned machine. Things go wrong. There's... politics. Spells that don't go right. Plans that, apparently, backfire.
[As much for Lucifer as the rest of them.]
How you might turn one of those into a loophole, though, that's less apparent.
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Different topic, then.]
Do you believe in the whole conceit of this place? The offer of "redemption"?
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[She asks, and for a moment sounds tired.
She follows it with a shrug.]
The short answer is practical intents and purposes. The long one might get a little in the weeds.
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[He'd like as many pieces of the puzzle as he can get, and it's not like they're pressed for time, here.]
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[Natasha shoots him a glance, sideways, and a crooked half of a smile. It doesn't entirely reach her eyes. That's not uncommon with her expressions though.]
The short answer is, basically.
[There are too many flaws and inconsistencies for her to believe it. Far too many for her to say anything as conclusive as yes. But basically.]
About as far as I think Thor or Loki are actual gods.
[Which is, again, basically. For practical intends and purposes. Not really, but that the difference it makes from her position is relatively marginal.]
The long answer is no, but it's a useful model to keep in mind. I think the logic of Heaven and Hell and Lucifer and redemption informs whatever is going on here to a degree that it's useful in those situations where we don't have more direct information.
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[Homelander has had a lot of trouble buying into this whole setup, at first. He still doesn't, really, but it's probably better to play along than run headfirst into a mental breakdown.]
Have you noticed any... loopholes? Flaws in the system?
[Places where the reality of their situation doesn't quite line up with the narrative they're sold.]
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[As much for Lucifer as the rest of them.]
How you might turn one of those into a loophole, though, that's less apparent.